List of measurement units
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This is a list of measurement units used throughout galactic history in science, mathematics, and other studies.
[edit] Distance
- 1 nanometer[1]
- 1 millimeter (mm)
- 1 centimeter[2][1]
- 1 meter (m) or Imperial standard meter[1]
- 1 foot (plural "feet")
- 1 inch
- 1 Trogan meter=25% larger than Imperial standard meter[1]
- 1 phon
- 1 kuba=about 2 m
- 1 kilometer (km)=1,000 meters
- 1 klik=1,000 meters[3]
- 1 khelter=1 km
- 1 mile=1.6 km
- 1 visvia=1.6 km
- 1 salt pan=1.2 km
- 1 light year=9.5×1015 meters
- 1 parsec=31×1015 meters=3.26 light years
[edit] Temperature
- 1 degree standard[4], equivalent to centigrade or °C=whereas 0 is the freezing point of water and 100 is its boiling point.
- Celsius[5]
[edit] Time
- 1 nanosecond[6]
- 1 microsecond[1]
- 1 second
- 1 Imperial minute
- 1 minute=60 seconds
- 1 hour=60 minutes
- 1 day=24 hours[7]
- 1 standard week=5 days
- 1 standard month (10-month calendar)=7 weeks
- 1 standard year ≈ 368 days[7]
- 1 decade[8]
- 1 standard century=100 standard years
- 1 millennium[9]
- 1 ket
- 1 klekket=2 standard months
- 1 grimnal
- 1 progression=1 year
[edit] Mass
- 1 milligram[10]
- 1 gram
- 1 kilogram
- 1 (metric) ton=1,000 kilograms
- 1 Coruscant Standard Carat
[edit] Speed
- 1 kilometer per hour (km/h)
[edit] Acceleration
- 1 MGLT
- 1 g-force (G or Gee)
[edit] Pressure
[edit] Rotation
- 1 degree=1/360th of a full circle
[edit] Percentage
- 100 percent[14]
[edit] UV Index
- Reaches to a peak of 44.9[15]
[edit] Volume
[edit] Gravity
[edit] Military rating
[edit] Artillery rankings
[edit] Shield strength
- 1 SBD
- 1 watt (shield dissipation)
[edit] Hull rating
- 1 RU
[edit] Energy
- 1 joule[18]
- 1 megajoule=1,000,000 joules[18][1]
- 1 gigaton=1,000,000,000 tons of TNT[18]
- 1 watt (W)[18][1]
- 1 gigawatt[1]
- 1 Energy Unit, approximately the energy required to power a single shot from a standard blaster[25]
- 1 Power Unit, possibly equal or close to an Energy Unit[25]
[edit] Frequency
- 1 microhertz[1]
[edit] Propulsion
- 1 KTU[26]
[edit] Musical units
[edit] Behind the scenes
The metric system is the primary form of measurement. However temperature units would not be named Celsius, Kelvin, or Fahrenheit, since they were named for men from Earth, but rather by centigrade or the more benign "standard" developed in the online Visual Guides. It is also interesting to note that the units of watt and joule are used for energy, though their names are derived from men from Earth as well.
The metric system also applies to quantities as well, beyond the standard SI prefix. See Large Numbers for more details.
[edit] Sources
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- HoloNet News (weather)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
- Pirates & Privateers
Visual Guide Chapter 6: Lost in the Desert, Image 2 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Death Star
- ↑ Dark Journey p. 191
- ↑ Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
- ↑ Visual Guides make this the accepted scale
- ↑ Used, albeit accidentally, in The Cestus Deception
- ↑ Dark Journey p. 144, 179
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 These units represent the rotational and orbital period, respectively, of Coruscant; they are also known as the "standard day" and "standard year". Local days and years on different planets may vary greatly. The Galactic Standard Calendar is used to calibrate these units together.
- ↑ Vector Prime p. 4
- ↑ See Millennium Falcon and other similarly named ships, also Vector Prime p. 26
- ↑ Endor and the Moddell Sector
- ↑ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: 4 million sangens of fuel were needed to destroy machinery near the Hrakert Rift.
- ↑ The Mandalorian Armor: See Imperial-class M-12 sweep bomb.
- ↑ Shield of Lies: 640 millibars was the pressure in the Teljkon Vagabond
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Vector Prime p. 7
- ↑ HoloNet News Weather
- ↑ Mentioned in Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express
- ↑ Mentioned in Children of the Jedi
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Attack of the Clones: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor p.179
- ↑ Mentioned in The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy
- ↑ Vector Prime p. 8
- ↑ Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections, p.11
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Before the Storm
- ↑ Imperial troop transporter (story booklet)
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Star Wars: Dark Forces
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections, for TIE/sa bombers and TIE/ln starfighters
- ↑ Union 1
